Redesigning your garden

A colourful Cornish garden at sunset with various flowers, herbaceous plants and trees, bordered by a grassy path.

Each site possesses a unique quality and a distinct sense of place that gives it special significance. This applies to a small town house or a large grand estate.

Clients are also unique, with their own needs and requirements for the home and outdoor space.

We get to know the site and our clients, to develop a unique concept which leads to understanding how best to guide the clients on a journey towards creating their own special garden design.

Our horticultural knowledge enables us to always consider environmental sustainability in the design process.

The Process

Our design inspiration comes from considering:

  • The site and its location, character, distinctive atmosphere, heritage and setting

  • The client, their lifestyle and aspirations.

From these elements we develop a concept which holds the key to the whole garden design process.

Concept

Visual communication is fundamental in sharing the concept of the design.

  • Creating a mood board with images that represent the look and feel of the design

  • Hand drawn sketches and digital representations of important views can help clients visualise ideas and make informed decisions.

Mood board

A mood board collage of garden in East Devon, garden design. It includes flower beds, a pathway, a greenhouse, a patio with outdoor furniture, a vegetable garden, manicured lawns, and scenic views of fields and hills. Naturalistic planting

A concept plan is created and will become the final drawing that is presented to the client. This is a digital 3D scale model of the whole garden. It is used throughout the design process to visualise the space and enables the client to see how the design will appear from many views points. It can also be used by landscapers to provide quotes for the construction phase.

Concept Plan

Concept plan showing garden in North Devon

Planting choices are so important in a garden design. Using horticultural best practice and fully understanding the design concept allows us to make the right choices for the planting. This ensures that the right plant is in the right place.

Planting plan

Planting plan of garden in East Devon. Unusual plants - right plant right place